For the second straight game, Bear River will face off against Mountain Crest. The Bears will take on the Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bear River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Mountain Crest, who was ranked 18th at the time (Bear River was ranked tenth). The Bears fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. Bears fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Mustangs since Wednesday.
For Mountain Crest's part, Jackson Pearce was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Nielsen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Mountain Crest's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Bear River, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4.
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